Alibaba adds US$42b in market cap on strong sales forecast
It expects 45-49% revenue growth for the year ending March, underscoring how investments in new businesses are paying off
Hong Kong
ALIBABA Group Holding Ltd's market value surged by US$42 billion after the company forecast sales growth that topped every analyst's estimate, defying expectations that gains would slow by dint of a decelerating economy and its own sheer scale.
China's largest e-commerce company forecast 45-49 per cent revenue growth for the year ending March, sustaining a near-unbroken run of 40 per cent-plus annual rises and underscoring how investments in businesses beyond its bread-and-butter of online shopping are paying off.
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